AU7778181A - Laser gyro self-compensating gas discharge path - Google Patents

Laser gyro self-compensating gas discharge path

Info

Publication number
AU7778181A
AU7778181A AU77781/81A AU7778181A AU7778181A AU 7778181 A AU7778181 A AU 7778181A AU 77781/81 A AU77781/81 A AU 77781/81A AU 7778181 A AU7778181 A AU 7778181A AU 7778181 A AU7778181 A AU 7778181A
Authority
AU
Australia
Prior art keywords
gas discharge
discharge path
laser gyro
compensating gas
gyro self
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Granted
Application number
AU77781/81A
Other versions
AU551539B2 (en
Inventor
James B. Matthews
Albert N. Zampiello
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Raytheon Co
Original Assignee
Raytheon Co
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Raytheon Co filed Critical Raytheon Co
Publication of AU7778181A publication Critical patent/AU7778181A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of AU551539B2 publication Critical patent/AU551539B2/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Ceased legal-status Critical Current

Links

Classifications

    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
    • H01S3/05—Construction or shape of optical resonators; Accommodation of active medium therein; Shape of active medium
    • H01S3/08—Construction or shape of optical resonators or components thereof
    • H01S3/081—Construction or shape of optical resonators or components thereof comprising three or more reflectors
    • H01S3/083—Ring lasers
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01C—MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY
    • G01C19/00—Gyroscopes; Turn-sensitive devices using vibrating masses; Turn-sensitive devices without moving masses; Measuring angular rate using gyroscopic effects
    • G01C19/58—Turn-sensitive devices without moving masses
    • G01C19/64—Gyrometers using the Sagnac effect, i.e. rotation-induced shifts between counter-rotating electromagnetic beams
    • G01C19/66—Ring laser gyrometers
    • G01C19/667—Ring laser gyrometers using a multioscillator ring laser
AU77781/81A 1981-01-05 1981-11-23 Laser gyro self-compensating gas discharge path Ceased AU551539B2 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US222394 1981-01-05
US06/222,394 US4397027A (en) 1981-01-05 1981-01-05 Self-compensating gas discharge path for laser gyro

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
AU7778181A true AU7778181A (en) 1982-07-15
AU551539B2 AU551539B2 (en) 1986-05-01

Family

ID=22832005

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
AU77781/81A Ceased AU551539B2 (en) 1981-01-05 1981-11-23 Laser gyro self-compensating gas discharge path

Country Status (16)

Country Link
US (1) US4397027A (en)
JP (1) JPS57134982A (en)
AU (1) AU551539B2 (en)
BE (1) BE891677A (en)
CA (1) CA1166732A (en)
CH (1) CH655207A5 (en)
DE (1) DE3200040A1 (en)
DK (1) DK164607C (en)
ES (1) ES8306873A1 (en)
FI (1) FI80791C (en)
FR (1) FR2497570B1 (en)
GB (1) GB2090697B (en)
IT (1) IT1172193B (en)
NL (1) NL192219C (en)
NO (1) NO163305C (en)
SE (1) SE451887B (en)

Families Citing this family (23)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4477188A (en) * 1982-04-16 1984-10-16 The Singer Company Monolithic three axis ring laser gyroscope
US4813774A (en) * 1982-08-27 1989-03-21 Raytheon Company Skewed rhombus ring laser gyro
US5333046A (en) * 1982-08-27 1994-07-26 Raytheon Company Diagonal pathlength control
US5347360A (en) * 1982-08-27 1994-09-13 Ratheon Company Ring laser gyro
US4818087A (en) * 1982-08-27 1989-04-04 Raytheon Company Orthohedral ring laser gyro
US4641970A (en) * 1982-09-20 1987-02-10 Honeywell Inc. Ring laser lock-in correction apparatus
US4597667A (en) * 1982-12-09 1986-07-01 Litton Systems, Inc. Dither controller for ring laser angular rotation sensor
US4616930A (en) * 1983-04-20 1986-10-14 Litton Systems, Inc. Optically biased twin ring laser gyroscope
US5341208A (en) * 1983-05-19 1994-08-23 Rockwell International Corporation Gas bypass for bias reduction in laser gyrescopes
EP0130766B1 (en) * 1983-06-29 1990-01-31 British Aerospace Public Limited Company Multiple axis ring laser gyroscopes
US5357338A (en) * 1983-07-11 1994-10-18 Litton Systems, Inc. Path length controller with offset bias for a ring laser gyro
EP0157319B1 (en) * 1984-03-31 1988-07-20 Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. Ring laser, in particular for a ring laser gyro
US4839903A (en) * 1985-06-27 1989-06-13 British Aerospace Public Limited Company Ring laser gyroscopes
US5080487A (en) * 1986-11-06 1992-01-14 Litton Systems, Inc. Ring laser gyroscope with geometrically induced bias
US4795258A (en) * 1987-04-06 1989-01-03 Litton Systems, Inc. Nonplanar three-axis ring laser gyro with shared mirror faces
US4965780A (en) * 1987-08-12 1990-10-23 Digital Equipment Corporation Magneto-optical data recording device using a wavelength and polarization-sensitive splitter
US4837774A (en) * 1987-09-29 1989-06-06 Litton Systems, Inc. Common mirror triaxial ring laser gyroscope having a single internal cathode
US4962506A (en) * 1988-04-14 1990-10-09 Litton Systems, Inc. Scatter symmetrization in multi-mode ring laser gyros
US5430755A (en) * 1991-05-24 1995-07-04 Northrop Grumman Corporation Pressure-equalized self-compensating discharge configuration for triangular ring laser gyroscopes
WO1996024821A1 (en) * 1995-02-08 1996-08-15 University Of New Mexico Unidirectional ring laser gyroscope
JP4869913B2 (en) * 2006-12-27 2012-02-08 Ｕｄトラックス株式会社 Cab mount device
US7804600B1 (en) * 2007-04-30 2010-09-28 The United States Of America As Represented By The Administrator Of The National Aeronautics And Space Administration Ring-laser gyroscope system using dispersive element(s)
US9983005B1 (en) * 2016-02-04 2018-05-29 Marvin A. Biren Optical accelerometer

Family Cites Families (16)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2041638A5 (en) * 1969-05-09 1971-01-29 Comp Generale Electricite
US3854819A (en) * 1971-03-03 1974-12-17 K Andringa Laser gyroscope
US3741657A (en) * 1971-03-03 1973-06-26 Raytheon Co Laser gyroscope
US4006989A (en) * 1972-10-02 1977-02-08 Raytheon Company Laser gyroscope
US3826575A (en) * 1973-06-25 1974-07-30 Us Navy High performance ring laser gyroscope with magneto-optical bias
US3869210A (en) * 1973-11-02 1975-03-04 Nasa Laser system with an antiresonant optical ring
US3941481A (en) * 1974-03-15 1976-03-02 Charles John Kramer Ring laser having elastic wave bias
US4035081A (en) * 1974-12-21 1977-07-12 Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm Gmbh Laser gyroscope
US4000947A (en) * 1975-05-27 1977-01-04 United Technologies Corporation Optical readout for differential laser gyros
US4017187A (en) * 1975-06-23 1977-04-12 Sperry Rand Corporation Double rotation inertial measurement apparatus
US4120587A (en) * 1975-11-24 1978-10-17 University Of Utah Research Institute Double optical fiber waveguide ring laser gyroscope
US4120588A (en) * 1976-07-12 1978-10-17 Erik Chaum Multiple path configuration for a laser interferometer
US4115004A (en) * 1976-11-15 1978-09-19 Litton Systems, Inc. Counterbalanced oscillating ring laser gyro
CA1116279A (en) * 1978-01-03 1982-01-12 Terry A. Dorschner Laser gyroscope system
US4229106A (en) * 1978-05-18 1980-10-21 Raytheon Company Electromagnetic wave ring resonator
FR2512198A1 (en) * 1980-03-21 1983-03-04 Sfena TRIAXIAL LASER GYROMETER, MONOBLOC, COMPACT WITH SIX MIRRORS

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
IT1172193B (en) 1987-06-18
FI80791B (en) 1990-03-30
NL192219C (en) 1997-03-04
FR2497570A1 (en) 1982-07-09
NO163305B (en) 1990-01-22
FI814207L (en) 1982-07-06
CA1166732A (en) 1984-05-01
SE451887B (en) 1987-11-02
GB2090697A (en) 1982-07-14
GB2090697B (en) 1984-08-30
BE891677A (en) 1982-04-30
NL8105496A (en) 1982-08-02
DK164607C (en) 1992-12-14
US4397027A (en) 1983-08-02
DE3200040A1 (en) 1982-08-12
ES508500A0 (en) 1983-06-01
FR2497570B1 (en) 1986-10-24
DE3200040C2 (en) 1990-11-15
SE8200013L (en) 1982-07-06
NO820004L (en) 1982-07-06
JPS6145399B2 (en) 1986-10-07
FI80791C (en) 1990-07-10
DK574081A (en) 1982-08-13
CH655207A5 (en) 1986-03-27
AU551539B2 (en) 1986-05-01
NO163305C (en) 1990-05-02
ES8306873A1 (en) 1983-06-01
NL192219B (en) 1996-11-01
DK164607B (en) 1992-07-20
JPS57134982A (en) 1982-08-20
IT8150010A0 (en) 1981-12-24

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
AU551539B2 (en) Laser gyro self-compensating gas discharge path
AU539696B2 (en) Discharge laser
AU548093B2 (en) Ring laser gyroscope
AU547717B2 (en) Ring laser gyroscope
AU548338B2 (en) Ring laser gyroscope
AU565053B2 (en) Gas flow laser oscillator
AU506554B2 (en) Gas discharge laser
AU521570B2 (en) Gas discharge laser
AU554956B2 (en) Transverse excitation gas laser
AU545920B2 (en) Ring laser gyro transducer
AU554113B2 (en) Gas laser
AU546231B2 (en) Ring laser gyroscope
JPS5583279A (en) Gas discharge laser
DE3480250D1 (en) Gas laser discharge tube
EP0057395A3 (en) Gas laser
AU537141B2 (en) Gas discharge laser
AU539467B2 (en) Gas laser discharge device
DE3277487D1 (en) Improved gas laser
AU526782B2 (en) Gas discharge laser
AU575933B2 (en) Gas discharge tube for laser
JPS57152176A (en) Gas laser
AU8276182A (en) Laser resonator
SU1028217A1 (en) Gas laser (its variations)
BG31450A1 (en) Gas laser with cross discharge
AU2074383A (en) High pressure discharge-excited gas laser